Collapsible display container



Jan. 6, 19310 E. o. TINSLEY GOLLHPSIBLE DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed April21, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l 2,2 \NYENTOR Zak/aria. [212$ Mfi ATTORNEY Jan.6, 1931. TINSLEY 1,787,499

COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed April 21 1928 3 Sheets-$heet 2 l I16 i 1:" l l a INVQENTOR Edward@ 22% 1.5 Z 2 6 9mm ATTORNEY Jan. 6,1931. E. o. TINSLEY COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed April 21. 1.9285 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR 7 Edward 0- l'z izgle y ATTORNEY Patented Jan.6., 1931 UNITED STATES EDWARD O. TINSLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT GAIR COMPANY, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY CONTAINERApplication filed April 21,

This invention relates to display containers and methods of filling themand removing articles therefrom and more particularly to the kind havinglids serving to close the ficontainer as for shipping and also as adisplay space'for advertising, ornament and the like, though it is notedthat the invention is not limited to display containers nor to methods.

One object of the invention is to provide a method and container of thiskind permitting the container to be conveniently filled or packed witharticles inserted at one end or part of the container by means offilling machines now well known upon the market, and after filling andclosing to be suitably opened at another part for removal or display.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container of this kindhaving a folding display lid suitably formed to hold itself in displayposition.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a container of the abovekind which may be shipped or packed as a one-piece blank, or ma beeasily assembled and folded flat for packing or shipping and may beeasily assembled or unfolded for use.

Another object is to provide a container of this kind having one'faceadapted for display printing and comprising all of the parts which areexterior-1y exposed when the container is closed, and comprising, whenthe lid is open, all of the exterior part of the box and the forwardlyexposed part of the display portion and lid.

Other objects of the invention are to 1m-.

prove generally the simplicity and efiiclency of such containers and toprovide a device of this kind which is durable and reliable in use, andeconomical to manufacture.

Still other objects of the invention Will appear as the descriptionproceeds; and.

while herein details of the invention are described and claimed, andinvention is not limited to these, since many and various changes may bemade without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed in thebroader claims.

The inventive features for the accomplish- 1928. Serial- NO. 271,850.

ment of these and other objects are'shown herein in connection with twoimproved containers each of which, briefly stated, comprises a blank cutand folded to form a box portion having front rear and end walls, and alid joining the rear wall and provided with a wide front flap disposableagainst the front wall and having a tab attachable to the bottom.

One form has tucking flaps joining end edges of the lid, which flaps areadapted to be tucked inside the container or to form extensions of'thelid. In this form the lid and extensions are provided with fold linesalong the main axis of the lid at the end edges of the lid, the lidbeing partially cut through from said points to points nearer the inneredge of the lid to form a display portion and foldable upon itself as topermit the display portion to be upwardly disposed and the ends of theextensions to the rest over the end walls of the container.

In either form the container is easily disposed in open condition ateither end for filling, and its lid is easily openable for display orremoval of articles therein.

In the accompanying drawing showing, by way of example two of manypossible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the container in closedcondition;

Fig.- 2 is a perspective view of this container in open position readyfor filling;

Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective view of one end of the container inpartly closed condition;

Fig. 4. is a fragmental perspective view of said end in nearly closedcondition;

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective view of an end of the containercompletely closed Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the container, openand in display condition;

Fig. 7 is a. fragmental vertical sectional View, partly in elevation,showing the lid, front flap and attaching tab, the section being takenthrough the tab;

Fig. 8 is a fragn'lental end elevation showing the container foldedfiat;

Fig. 9 1s a face view showing the blank from which this container isformed;

Figs. and 11 are perspective views showing the other form of containerwith the ends nearly closed and entirely open, respec tively;

Fig. 12 is a face view of the blank for making the container-of Figs. 10and 11; and

Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional view taken onthe lines 1313 of Fig.10,looking in the direction of the arrow of said line.

My improved container 10 of Figs. 1 to 9 is made of a one-piece blank 11(Fig. 9) cut and folded to form a container or box portion COIDPIlSlII awide bottom 12 (Figs. 4, 7 and 9) end wa ls 13 foldably joining the endedges of the bottom and front and rear walls 14 and 15 (Figs. 3 and 6)joining the front and rear edges respectively of the bottom, and eachrovided at each end edge with an inwardly olded corner flap 16 disposedalong and secured by adhesive 17 (Fig. 4) to the adjacent portion of theinner face of the adjacent end walls 13.

While the rear and front walls are shown as having the same height, andthe end walls v are rectangular rather than tapering, the invention isnot thus limited.

A lid 20 hingedly. joining the upper edge of the rear wall and adaptedto extend across from wall to wall is provided at the front edge with afront flap 21 foldably joining the lid along the entire front edge ofthe lid and substantially covering the front wall and provided at themid art of its lower edge with a closing tab 22 fdldable, weakened andseverable along the line 23 of the lower edge of the flap and secured byadhesive to the under face 'of the bottom 12.

Tucking flaps 25 foldably joining the respective end edges of the lidare adapted, when the lid is closed, to be tucked in the container((Figs. 1, 3 and 4) and lie fiat against sai corner flaps 16 (Fi 4).

Said tucking flaps are disposaiile outwardly in the plane of the lid 20(Fig. 2) to form extensions of the lid, said lid and extensions beingprovided with fold or score lines 26 substantially coincident with thelongitudinal main axis of the lid and extending from the free edge ofthe extensionsto points 27 some distance from the end edge of the lid.

- The lid is provided with a cut 30 preferably symmetrical to the minortransverse axis of the lid, and extending as at 31 to near the inneredge of the lid to form a display portion 32 in part bounded by the cut.

The cut 30 is almost but not entirely out throu h the lid and issufiiciently uncut to hold t e lid intact before the cut is brokenthrough, thereby to hold articles 1n the container for shipping andstorage.

However said out 30 is adapted when sa1d tab 22 is broken at theseverable l ne 23, to be broken entirely through to permlt'thadlsplayportion 32 to be projected (Fig. 6) from the cut, and to permit the 11d20 and the extended extensions 25 to be folded along the lines 26 untilthe parts of the inner face of the 'lid on each side of the fold linesengage each other, thus permitting the front flap 21 of the lid to betucked against the back wall 15 (Fig. 6) behind material or articles inthe container, to hold the lid folded and to hold the display portion 32projected upwardly, with its outer face faced forward,

for the display of advertising or other printed matter thereon.

In this position the end portions of each extension 25 are folded flatagainst each other and project over, and may partly rest 011, the upperedge of the end Walls.

The blank 11 (Fig. 9) is provided with suitable score or fold lines 23,26 and 37 whereby the various parts hereinbefore men tioned arefoldable. This permits the container to be first folded to the formshown in Fig. 2 after which the tab 22 may be secured by adhesive to thecontainer bottom. In this position the end flaps, end walls and tuckingaps are extended.

The container, when the corner flaps 16 and container end walls 13 andthe tucking flaps 25 are open and extended as in Fig. 2, is adapted toreceive, and be packed with a pack of articles which it is to receive,the container being particularly suitable for accomplishing such packingby means of the ordinary packing and filling machines now on the market.After the container is thus filled with the articles, the end walls 13are secured to the corner flaps 16 by adhesive 17. When the articles areto be displayed or removed, the tab 22 is severed and the lid opened.

One face of said blank 11 is particularly adapted for display printingsince it comprises all of the parts which are exteriorly exposed whenthe container is closedas in Fig. 1 and comprising, when the lid isopen, all of the exterior part of the box itself, the forwardly exposedpart of the display portion 32 and lid and all of the exposed parts ofthe extended tucking flaps 25.

When the end walls 13 and flaps l6 and 25 are open and extended 'as inFig. 2, and said closing tab 22 secured or unsecured, the container isadapted to be folded flat upon itself at the front or rear edge of thebottom 12 and the opposite edge of the lid 20 to form a flat article(Fig. 8) for shipping or storing.

The container 40 shown in Figs. 10 to 13 comprises a blank 41 (Fig. 12)cut and folded to form a bottom 42, end closure walls 43, and front andrear walls 44, 45 foldably j oining the end, front and rear edges of thebottom, the walls 44,.45 being each provided with corner flaps46"disposable across the ends of-the container as in Figs. 11 and 13.The end closure walls 43 are engageable against the outer face of thecorner flaps 46 and are each provided with a tucking flap 47 foldablyjoining the free edge of the closure wall and disposable over the topedge of the corner flaps 46.

A lid 50 joining the upper edge of the rear wall and engageable with thetop face of the tucking flaps when tucked is provided with a front flap51 foldably joining the freeedge of the lid and disposable against thefront face of the front wall i l and provided at its free edge with asever-able tab 52 connected to the front flap by the severable fold line53 and adapted to be secured by adhesive to the bottom face of thebottom.

The blank 41 is provided with score or fold lines 53 and 57 by which thevarious parts of the container are foldably connected.

The filling, display, packing and other manipulation is substantiallythe same for the container of Figs. 10 to 13 as for the other container,except that the tucking flaps are tucked against the lid and the endwalls need not be otherwise secured, and the lid isnot foldable, thoughthis form of the invention is not limited to the unfolded lid.

While in this specification and claims I speak of the bottom,vtop, endsfront and rear of the container and mention that parts are foldablyjoined, it is understood that I use these words for designation and theyare to be construed broadly enough to cover the box in other position,or relative dimensions and when parts are connected by other than scorelines, and in general the terms are to be given the broadestinterpretation possible.

I claim as my invention:

1. A container comprising a box portion; a lid for the box portionprovided with a front fiap having a tab attachable to the bottom of thebox portion, said tab being scored at the inner edge thereof, forreadily detaching said front flap therefrom and tucking flaps joiningthe ends of the lid and adapted to be tucked inside the container or toform extensions of the lid; said lid and extensions being collapsiblealong the main axis of the lid transversely of said tucking flaps.

2. A container comprising a bottom; front, rear and end walls; a lidjoining the upper edge of the rear wall and provided with a front flapdisposable against the front wall and provided with a tab secured to theunder face of the bottom, said tab being scored at the inner edgethereof, to be readily detachable from the front flap tucking flapsjoining end edges of the lid and adapted to be tucked 1nside thecontainer or to form extensions of the lid; said lid and extensionshaving almed longitudinal fold lines at the ends of the lid at saidextensions reaching to points some distance from the edges of said lid;the lid being partially cut through from said points to near the inneredge of the lid to form a display portion and adapted with saidextensions to be collapsed upon itself along the fold lines.

3. A container comprising a box portion; and a lid for the box portionprovided with a front flap having thereon a tab attachable to the bottomof the box portion, said tab being scored at the inner edge thereof andtucking flaps foldably joining the ends of the lid and adapted to betucked inside the container or to form extensions of the lid; said lidand extensions being collapsible along the main axis of the lidtransversely to said extensions, thereby permitting the end edges of theextensions to rest on the top edge of the end walls.

4. A container comprising a one-piece blank cut and folded to form acontainer or box portion comprising a wide bottom; end walls foldablyjoining the end edges of the bottom; front and rear walls foldablyjoining the front and rear edges respectively of the bottom, and eachprovided at each end edge with an inwardly folded corner flap disposedalong and secured to the adjacent portion of the inner face of the endwalls; a lid hingedly joining the upper edge of the rear Wall tuckingflaps joining end edges of the lid and adapted to be tucked inside thecontainer; said tucking flaps being adapted to form extensions of thelid; said lid and extensions having fold lines substantially along themain axis of the lid transversely to said extensions, whereby said lidand said extensions may be collapsed and said lid being provided-withseverable means adapted to be secured to said bottom.

5. A container comprising a box portion fiont rear and end walls; a lidjoining the rear wall; and tucking flaps joining end edges of the lidand adapted to .be tucked inside the box or to form extensions of thelid; said lid and extensions being foldable along the main axis of thelid at the edges of the lid and extensions; the lid being partially cutthrough from points to points nearer the inner edge of the lid andfoldable upon itself to permit the collapsing of said lid with saidextensions and the ends of the extensions to be projected over the endwalls, said lid being provided with severable means secured to saidbottom.

6. A container comprising a box portion; a lid for the box portionhaving a fold line along its main axis whereby saidlid may be collapsedand provided with a front flap foldably joining the lid along the entirefront edge of the lid and substantially covering the front wall andprovided at the mid part of its lower edge with a closing tab foldable,weakened and severable along the line of the lower edge of the flap andsecured to'the under face of the bottom.

7. A container comprising a-box portion having front, rear and endwalls; a lid joining the rear wall and provided with a front flapdisposable against the front wall and having thereon a tab which isattachable to the bottom; and tucking flaps joining end edges of the lidand adapted to be tucked insidethe box or to form extensions of the lid;said lid and extensions having a fold line along the main axis of thelid at the edges of the lid and extensions transversely to the latter;the lid being partially cut through from points to points nearer theinner edge of the lid to form a display portion, and collapsible uponitself with said extensions to permit the front fla of the lid to betucked against the back wall behind material or articles in thecontainer, to hold the lid with said extensions collapsed and thedisplay portion projected upwardly, with its outer face faced forward,said lid embodying severable means secured to said bottom.

8. A container comprising a blank cut and folded to form front rear andend walls foldably joining the edges of the bottom respectively; thefront and rear walls being provided at each end with a corner-flapsecured to the inner face of the end walls; a lid joining the upper edgeof the rear wall and provided with a front flap substantially coveringthe front wall and provided with a tab secured to the under face of thebottom, said tab bein scored at the inner edge thereof, to be rea ilydetachable from said front flap; tucking flaps oininlg the edges of thelid and adapted to be tuc ed agalnst said corner flaps; said tuckingflaps bein disposable outwardly to form extensions 0 the lid; thecontainer, when the end walls and corner and tucking flaps are openbeing adapted to receive, and be packed with, articles which it is toreceive, by means of known packing and filling machines.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this20th day EDWARD O. TINSLEY.

of April, A. D. 1928.

